October 2014 — Scary Stories for Halloween

Hoosier poet James Whitcomb Riley reminds all of us children to beware of goblins.

One Summer Night by Ambrose Bierce

In this story, both the living and the dead walk the cemetery one summer night.

The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe

The narrator seeks deadly revenge on a friend who insulted him by appealing to his friend’s vanity as a wine connoisseur.

The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe

Poe’s classic tale of terror is narrated by the nervous murderer who can’t stop hearing his victim’s still-beating heart.

Other October Story Time Dates - Wednesday, October 22, 1:00 pm
Monday, October 20 7:00 pm

Three and Three Are One by Ambrose Bierce

Barr Lassiter became a soldier in the Union Army against the wishes of his family in Tennessee. When his regiment was assigned to duty near the old homestead, he paid a visit to his family, hoping for reconciliation.

Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl

Det. Patrick Maloney is found murdered in his living-room the same night his wife Mary prepared roast leg of lamb. Coincidence?